1. The Monster Study By: Paige, Destiny, and Katelynn

2. Wendell Johnson and Mary Tudor  Johnson:  born in Roxbury, Kansas in 1906  American psychologist, along with an actor and an author  Known for the "Monster Study" for the damage it did to its human subjects  Tudor:  Student who conducted the experiment under Johnsons supervision  Johnson:  born in Roxbury, Kansas in 1906  American psychologist, along with an actor and an author  Known for the "Monster Study" for the damage it did to its human subjects  Tudor:  Student who conducted the experiment under Johnsons supervision

3. Purpose  wanted to find the underlying cause to stuttering  he didn't believe stuttering was something that couldn't be corrected  He wanted to prove it was not genetic  wanted to find the underlying cause to stuttering  he didn't believe stuttering was something that couldn't be corrected  He wanted to prove it was not genetic

4. Experiment  Davenport, Iowa in 1939  involved 22 orphan boys who were divided into 2 groups, stuttering and non-stuttering  nonstutterers were praised for being able to speak normal  stutterers received negative reinforcement to avoid stuttering  He scared the children and lectured them to speak normal  Davenport, Iowa in 1939  involved 22 orphan boys who were divided into 2 groups, stuttering and non-stuttering  nonstutterers were praised for being able to speak normal  stutterers received negative reinforcement to avoid stuttering  He scared the children and lectured them to speak normal

5. Experiment Results  5 of 6 children who did not stutter, did stutter by the end of the experiment  3 children who stuttered before the experiment, stuttering got worse  greater speech problems after the study  5 of 6 children who did not stutter, did stutter by the end of the experiment  3 children who stuttered before the experiment, stuttering got worse  greater speech problems after the study

6. Problems with the Research  tried to undo the damage cause by the study, however it was not possible  Children labeled as stutterers have had to cope with it the rest of their lives  study was never published  children were unaware of the study until 60 years after it  tried to undo the damage cause by the study, however it was not possible  Children labeled as stutterers have had to cope with it the rest of their lives  study was never published  children were unaware of the study until 60 years after it

7. Would we have participated? NO! There are certain things that can traumatize a child. Children with a stuttering problem should not be negatively reinforced to speak proper. We feel it is an issue involving the way one sees themselves and if they are shy they can have a stuttering problem. We wouldn't want someone to correct our speech.